Best ATV Magazine ?
May 27, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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I'm subscribed to Dirt Wheels, Quad, Atv Sport. By far my favorite is Quad, 2nd is Dirt Wheels, 3rd ATV Sport. Dirt Wheels has lots more family orientated and covers sport and 4x4 machines, Quad mainly covers sport quads, mechanic tips, places to ride, plus it has a sweet poster every month! ATV Sport covers mainly racing it seems like. That's just my .02 hope this helps any questions let me know
May 29, 2007 | 12:33 AM
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: reconranger
Dirt Wheels! I read all the mags, and I don't believe any of it....just like what I read here in the forum....</end quote></div>
You need a very large grain of salt for all of the mags. Most of the mags have some sort of rating system (usually 1 to 5 stars) that they use to rate the various components of a quad. I do not think I have ever seen a review where the overall rating was less than 3 stars. The vast majority are 4 or 5 stars.
How can EVERY quad they review be average or above?
Dirt Wheels! I read all the mags, and I don't believe any of it....just like what I read here in the forum....</end quote></div>
You need a very large grain of salt for all of the mags. Most of the mags have some sort of rating system (usually 1 to 5 stars) that they use to rate the various components of a quad. I do not think I have ever seen a review where the overall rating was less than 3 stars. The vast majority are 4 or 5 stars.
How can EVERY quad they review be average or above?
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May 29, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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Most of the quads reviewed in the magazines today are very close to each other in terms of quality and performance. I think the reviewers really have to nit-pick to find differences worth mentioning. Half the stuff they write about, you'll probably never notice in real world riding conditions (outside of racing).
May 29, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: RSeb
How can EVERY quad they review be average or above?</end quote></div>
Its very costly to manufacture a new ATV. There is a tremendous amount of cost in tooling and machining, not to mention the ancillory stuff such as marketing materials and dealer training. So if the ATV fails or doesn't sell well, its not a small thing.
ATV Manufacturers these days do a tremendous amount of market research before building an ATV. They do a tremendous amount of testing before releasing the new ATV. This is why when we review an ATV it is sometimes very hard to find bad things to say about them.
By the way, you guys may want to read the Kawasaki KFX450R review that I just wrote and published on www.atvconnection.com.
How can EVERY quad they review be average or above?</end quote></div>
Its very costly to manufacture a new ATV. There is a tremendous amount of cost in tooling and machining, not to mention the ancillory stuff such as marketing materials and dealer training. So if the ATV fails or doesn't sell well, its not a small thing.
ATV Manufacturers these days do a tremendous amount of market research before building an ATV. They do a tremendous amount of testing before releasing the new ATV. This is why when we review an ATV it is sometimes very hard to find bad things to say about them.
By the way, you guys may want to read the Kawasaki KFX450R review that I just wrote and published on www.atvconnection.com.
May 29, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: dbeck
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: RSeb
How can EVERY quad they review be average or above?</end quote></div>
Its very costly to manufacture a new ATV. There is a tremendous amount of cost in tooling and machining, not to mention the ancillory stuff such as marketing materials and dealer training. So if the ATV fails or doesn't sell well, its not a small thing.
ATV Manufacturers these days do a tremendous amount of market research before building an ATV. They do a tremendous amount of testing before releasing the new ATV. This is why when we review an ATV it is sometimes very hard to find bad things to say about them.
</end quote></div>
I understand that it's not cheap to produce a new ATV and that every effort is made by the manufacturers to nail it the first time, but come on - this is just math. When practically every new ATV reviewed is rated "above average" or "excellent", those terms lose their meaning. Average should mean that there are some better, and some worse. They can't ALL be above average.
Am I alone here?
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: RSeb
How can EVERY quad they review be average or above?</end quote></div>
Its very costly to manufacture a new ATV. There is a tremendous amount of cost in tooling and machining, not to mention the ancillory stuff such as marketing materials and dealer training. So if the ATV fails or doesn't sell well, its not a small thing.
ATV Manufacturers these days do a tremendous amount of market research before building an ATV. They do a tremendous amount of testing before releasing the new ATV. This is why when we review an ATV it is sometimes very hard to find bad things to say about them.
</end quote></div>
I understand that it's not cheap to produce a new ATV and that every effort is made by the manufacturers to nail it the first time, but come on - this is just math. When practically every new ATV reviewed is rated "above average" or "excellent", those terms lose their meaning. Average should mean that there are some better, and some worse. They can't ALL be above average.
Am I alone here?